As we spend more of our lives online the exchange of digital information is becoming increasingly important to keep businesses running. Digital exchanges require massive computing and networking equipment which is located in a central physical location known as a datacenter.

A data center is a specialized computer room that houses storage and computing equipment for an organization or business. A data center’s core components include servers that house the processing power to turn raw data into usable data and storage devices that store this information on either robotic tapes or hard disk drives. A data center also relies on communication and networking equipment like routers, cables, and switches to facilitate the flow of data between servers.

In the 1990s, as IT operations grew and businesses began to use cheap networking equipment to house their networking equipment in an central location and the term “data center’ was first used. Businesses can either build their own data center on their own premises or work with a third-party provider of data center services who offer managed and colocation. The third-party options typically provide the lowest cost and energy efficiency alternative to data centers built on premises.

Many of these third-party options also offer greater flexibility with respect to policy management. A data center, for example can provide multiple policy environments from a single location. This allows IT to manage data workloads by defining distinct policies that meet standards for compliance across regions as well as businesses. This will reduce security risks and enhance the information governance.

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